NCJ Number
12942
Journal
CRIME PREVENTION REVIEW Volume: 1 Issue: 1 Dated: (OCTOBER 1973) Pages: 11-19
Date Published
1973
Length
9 pages
Annotation
LOS ANGELES EXPERIMENT IN WHICH A FLEXIBLE UNIT OF OFFICERS ARE CHARGED WITH 24-HOUR PROTECTIVE RESPONSIBILITY FOR A SPECIFIC AREA.
Abstract
NEIGHBORHOOD TEAM POLICING FEATURES CROSS-TRAINING BY MEMBERS OF THE TEAM, WIDE LATITUDE IN DEVISING INNOVATIVE TECHNIQUES, EXTENSIVE USE OF CRIME PREVENTION TECHNIQUES, HIGH MOTIVATION FROM IDENTIFYING WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE TEAM, AND THE ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT OF AN INFORMED CITIZENRY. INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTABILITY, SOLID COMMUNITY SUPPORT, IMPROVED RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN POLICEMEN, AND MORE EFFECTIVE POLICE SERVICE, INCLUDING DRAMATICALLY REDUCED CRIME RATES WERE AMONG THE ADVANTAGES REALIZED WHEN THIS TEAM CONCEPT WAS INTRODUCED RECENTLY BY THE LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT.